The Latest TEA News

Finance & Funding

NIFA Application Deadline Extended

The Texas Education Agency has extended the application deadline for the 2015-2016 New Instructional Facility Allotment to Monday, Aug. 17. The program reimburses districts and charters for start-up costs associated with new school construction.

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Texas Schools

Enroll Your Child

The start of school for most Texas children is about one month away. We offer some helpful tips for enrolling your child in a Texas public school. Our schools offer an array of options - traditional schools, magnet schools, charter schools, early college high schools and more.

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Five New Charters to Open

Five Generation Twenty charter school applicants successfully completed the final step of the state’s application process on July 17 allowing them to begin operation in Texas for the 2016-2017 school year once any contingencies are met.

Administrator Resources

Texas is on the leading edge of a national discussion
regarding effective and equitable discipline in our schools. School and
district administrators across Texas are now being offered training in
Restorative Discipline, an alternative to "zero tolerance" methods.